Biographies

Mr. David R. Evans is Non-Executive Independent Chairman of the Board of Avon Rubber PLC. David was appointed to the Board in June 2007. He has been working in the defence sector for over 30 years and has knowledge of the U.S market. David spent 17 years with GEC-Marconi before joining Chemring Group PLC in 1987 and was appointed Chief Executive in 1999. He has remained on the Chemring Board as a Non-Executive Director following his retirement in April 2005. He was previously a Non-Executive Director of Whitman PLC.

Mr. Paul McDonald is re-appointed as Group Chief Executive Officer of Avon Rubber PLC. He is responsible for the company's global dairy business and the continued expansion of the Milk-Rite brand and global distribution network. He also oversees the operations, sales and product development functions. He joined Avon in April 2003 as General Manager of UK Operations and was appointed Managing Director of Dairy in March 2008. He previously worked in the Automotive sector and gained his first General Management position at the age of 26 with Teleflex Fluid Systems.

Mr. Nick Keveth has been appointed as Group Finance Director of the Company, effect from 1 June 2017. Prior to this appointment Nick Keveth was Director of Finance, Planning & Reporting at Imperial Brands, the FTSE 20 tobacco group. Nick was with Imperial for 12 years and held a variety of roles during this period including Finance Director Sales & Marketing, Director of Accounting, Forecasting & Tax and Interim Investor Relations Director. He brings to Avon substantial listed company and acquisition experience. Prior to joining Imperial Brands, Nick worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers for 14 years in both audit and advisory roles. Nick is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and holds a degree in Mathematics from the University of Cambridge.

Mr. Miles Ingrey-Counter serves as the Company Secretary of Avon Rubber Plc. He is company's in house lawyer, which allows him to interact directly with the businesses on a range of commercial issues. He also has responsibility for the Group’s insurance and risk management programmes. He joined Avon in January 2004 and was appointed to the Executive in 2007 as Company Secretary. He is a qualified solicitor, member of the Law Society and the Institute for Chartered Secretaries and Administrators. Before joining Avon, He was a solicitor with a City firm and specialised in commercial and intellectual property law.

Ms. Chloe P. Ponsonby is appointed as Non-Executive Director of the Company with effective, on 1 March 2016. Chloe, 40, is a partner at The Lazarus Partnership, an independent research and advisory firm. Chloe has spent the last ten years advising companies as a corporate broker and now as an independent advisor. Prior to that, she was a fund manager at Jupiter Asset Management.

Ms. Stella J. Pirie, OBE, serves as the Non-Executive Independent Director of Avon Rubber PLC. Stella was appointed to the Board in March 2005. She began her career as an auditor at KPMG before becoming Divisional Finance Director and Group Treasurer of Rotork p.l.c. and then Finance Director of GWR Group Plc. Stella has held various non-executive positions in both the private and public sectors. She is currently a Non-Executive Director and Audit Committee Chairman of Schroder UK Growth Fund p.l.c. and Highcross Limited. She is also Chairman of Bath Spa University. Stella was awarded the OBE in 1999.

Dr. Pim R. M. Vervaat has been appointed as Senior Non-Executive Independent Director of Avon Rubber PLC., effective from 26 January 2016. He is Chief Executive of RPC Group Plc, the UK based manufacturer of rigid plastic packaging and a FTSE 250 listed company.

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